as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain
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The significance of just this one change to an ecosystem could be far reaching: a single square kilometer of tundra can be home to 1 million of these ground predators—spider-eating birds, perhaps, have a lot to gain.
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Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
But the team suggests the creatures died in an unlucky incident—perhaps because of a novel virus or natural disaster, like an Arctic volcano eruption or a tundra fire.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
The low temperature of the tundra slowed the motion of its molecules, and dehydration caused by the tundra’s dry atmosphere meant there was no water available for the DNA fragments to move through, leaving the leathery sample more shelf-stable than the average supermarket snack.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 11 July 2024
All along the tundra portion of the trail, look for mule deer below in the meadows along the edges of the forest.
—Estes Park Trail-Gazette, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
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Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
But the team suggests the creatures died in an unlucky incident—perhaps because of a novel virus or natural disaster, like an Arctic volcano eruption or a tundra fire.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
The low temperature of the tundra slowed the motion of its molecules, and dehydration caused by the tundra’s dry atmosphere meant there was no water available for the DNA fragments to move through, leaving the leathery sample more shelf-stable than the average supermarket snack.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 11 July 2024
All along the tundra portion of the trail, look for mule deer below in the meadows along the edges of the forest.
—Estes Park Trail-Gazette, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
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